I’ll be back — I just don’t know when!

Tomorrow at 7:30 am I’ll be having bilateral knee replacement, i.e., both of my knees replaced. I am pretty sure I’m ready and I know it’s time to get this over with.

I’ll be in the hospital 3 or 4 days, and then I’ll move to a rehab facility where I will stay at least a week or two.

I don’t plan to have my computer at the hospital with me, so I won’t be doing any posts for at least that long. Then I’ll see how it goes once I get to rehab.

I’m not really nervous, but the saying comes to mind, “Ignorance is bliss”. The only times I have previously stayed overnight in a hospital were when our children were born. So I have no idea what I’m getting into. But I do know that I’m glad I’m doing both knees at the same time so that I don’t go through this now, knowing that I’ll have to do it all over again sometime in the future for the other knee.

So, I’ll be taking notes, even when I don’t have my computer. And hopefully I’ll have some interesting stories to tell you when I return.

You should tell Hubby to take notes of the interesting things you say while you’re in recovery and still under the influence of the anesthetic, following the surgery. There might be some interesting posts in that. :-)

You know I’ve been praying for you as the date of surgery approached and will be thinking of you and praying for you tomorrow and in the days and weeks to come.

Linda — Yes, I can feel your prayers. Great idea about Hubby taking notes. Although now that you write a blog, it makes me question your motivation a little — would those “interesting” notes be for my blog or YOURS? :) Maybe there’ll be enough for both!! (I have every confidence I could do it.)

You have prepared for this…doing your exercises, so you should be in good shape for the healing. I am praying for a successful surgery and speedy recovery. I know you will do great….can’t wait to read your blog from this adventure.

Well, I don’t think I have the concentration necessary to answer your individual comments, but I just want to tell you all how much it touches me to read them all. And I’ll be able to read them all later when I’m more lucid! I’m touched, a little loopy but touched.

Hi Sandra. I took a break from the blog world for awhile and just am now getting back into it a bit. So glad to hear surgery went well! I will be saying prayers that you get stronger every day as you rehab.

P.S. It was a nice surprise to see your new comment on my old post the other day.

Sandra was moved from the hospital to a rehabilitation facility on Saturday. She is doing amazingly well, has a great attitude, and seems to be meeting every challenge the therapists throw her way. She just isn’t feeling up to posting yet. (Maybe because of the drugs she’s on.) But she’s thinking like a blogger, planning ahead for future posts. She’s grateful for all the prayers that have been and are continuing to be uttered for her.

Note from Sandra: I have sometimes wondered why my friend Hilary, who gets many, many comments and responds to every one of them, will use several comment sections to do her answers. I just had something happen that makes me think I know why. I had typed answers to the 6 or so comments above which I hadn’t answered yet. Was on the last response … and then accidentally hit a wrong button and LOST IT ALL!!!! So my new personal rule is going to be that I don’t answer any more than three comments, before saving those responses and starting another group.

Belinda — Thanks for your good wishes, and I hope to be home very soon. It looks like that may happen in about a week. Wahoo! I’m ready!

Chrissy — Thanks for your continued prayers. I truly believe all those prayers are the “wings” that I have flown through this surgery on.

Hilary — Luckily Hubby didn’t take Linda’s advice, but I do wonder a little about what I might have said during the surgery (I had a spinal + the forget-everything drug, so I was able to talk during the surgery). It may be just my imagination, but I feel like the dr. has a funny little smile when he comes to see me now. Oh, well. I guess it’s probably better if I never know for sure what I may have said! :)

Cheryl — I’m going to be a good girl and do everything I’m told, because I’m really hoping to go home the end of next week. Homes looking reallllll good. :)

Suldog — Thanks so much for your prayers, friend. So far I’m feeling like a good outcome is in the cards — and I’m going to do everything I can to continue in that direction. But continued prayers are really appreciated, because I believe they are truly the “secret” ingredient” to my successful recovery. :)

Behind the times as usual. You’re on my prayer list, Sandra, so I haven’t forgotten you. But I didn’t write down when your surgery was scheduled for, and I’ve been catching up with my blog feeds hit-and-miss lately. I just read this post and the comments. (So I see I’ve been praying for a successful surgery weeks after the whole thing was over and done with.) I’m so glad that the surgery went well, and I hope that you feel it was a success. -TimK